After Octavian came to power, how did the Roman Republic become the Roman Empire?

After Octavian took over as an un-voted leader by the senate, Rome lost it's Republican values and went to a Monarchy. This is why Historians refer to it as an Empire.

b) they want the land taken away from the wealthy landowners and given to peasants.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.